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CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
451 PM MST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         40    249 AM  67    1966  48     -8       42       
  MINIMUM         31    948 AM -13    1936  23      8       32       
  AVERAGE         36                        35      1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.58R         0.50 1935   0.03   0.55     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.03   0.55     0.21    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.02                      3.78  -1.76     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.28                      1.86  -0.58     2.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           29                        30     -1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        30     -1       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    891                      1107   -216     1050       
  SINCE JUL 1   7411                      7830   -419     7719       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        70      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   609 AM MST   SUNSET   659 PM MST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM MST   SUNSET   700 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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